CDA 2021 classical music GRAMMY predictions Question Title * 1. BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE (award goes to orchestra + conductor) ASPECTS OF AMERICA - PULITZER EDITION Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony) CONCURRENCE Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) COPLAND: SYMPHONY NO. 3Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) IVES: COMPLETE SYMPHONIESGustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) LUTOSłAWSKI: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 3Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra) OK Question Title * 2. BEST OPERA RECORDING (award goes to conductor, album producers and principal soloists) DELLO JOIO: THE TRIAL AT ROUENGil Rose, conductor; Heather Buck & Stephen Powell; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus) FLOYD, C.: PRINCE OF PLAYERSWilliam Boggs, conductor; Keith Phares & Kate Royal; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus) GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESSDavid Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) HANDEL: AGRIPPINAMaxim Emelyanychev, conductor; Joyce DiDonato; Daniel Zalay, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro) ZEMLINSKY: DER ZWERGDonald Runnicles, conductor; David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova; Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer, producers (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin) OK Question Title * 3. BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE CARTHAGEDonald Nally, conductor (The Crossing) DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUAHJoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J'Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers) KASTALSKY: REQUIEMLeonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke's; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir) MORAVEC: SANCTUARY ROADKent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus) ONCE UPON A TIMEMatthew Guard, conductor (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble) OK Question Title * 4. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC / SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE CONTEMPORARY VOICESPacifica Quartet HEALING MODESBrooklyn Rider HEARNE, T.: PLACETed Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra HYNES: FIELDSDevonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion THE SCHUMANN QUARTETSDover Quartet OK Question Title * 5. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ADÈS: CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRAKirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE PIANO SONATASIgor Levit BOHEMIAN TALESAugustin Hadelich; Jakub Hrůša, conductor (Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) DESTINATION RACHMANINOV - ARRIVALDaniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra) THEOFANIDIS: CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRARichard O'Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony) OK Question Title * 6. BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM AMERICAN COMPOSERS AT PLAY - WILLIAM BOLCOM, RICKY IAN GORDON, LORI LAITMAN, JOHN MUSTOStephen Powell (Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux) CLAIRIÈRES - SONGS BY LILI & NADIA BOULANGERNicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist FARINELLICecilia Bartoli; Giovanni Antonini, conductor (Il Giardino Armonico) A LAD'S LOVEBrian Giebler; Steven McGhee, accompanist (Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell) SMYTH: THE PRISONSarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra) OK Question Title * 7. BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM ADÈS CONDUCTS ADÈSMark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, conductor; Nick Squire, producer SAARIAHO: GRAAL THÉÂTRE; CIRCLE MAP; NEIGES; VERS TOI QUI ES SI LOINClément Mao-Takacs, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer SEREBRIER: SYMPHONIC BACH VARIATIONS; LAMENTS AND HALLELUJAHS; FLUTE CONCERTOJosé Serebrier, conductor; Jens Braun, producer THOMAS, M.T.: FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK & MEDITATIONS ON RILKEIsabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer WOOLF, L.P.: FIRE AND FLOODMatt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer OK Question Title * 8. BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION ADÈS: CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRAThomas Adès, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra) DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUARichard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus) FLOYD, C.: PRINCE OF PLAYERSCarlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra) HEARNE, T.: PLACETed Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra) ROUSE: SYMPHONY NO. 5Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) OK DONE